Family 5k and Easter Fun

Saturday was my family's Easter Party. In the morning we had a 5K race. I ran a little and then decided it was stupid (meaning I am out of shape and didn't want to play), and I walked with my parents and Shelese. Erik ended up winning (only because James had a small emergency and couldn't finish), Followed by Kipp, Chris and Tirra.



After lunch it was time for the Easter Egg Hunt. The kids went for a ride on the four-wheelers while the Easter Bunny came. It was lots of fun and a beautiful Easter Day!

IT'S OFFICIAL!

James and I are officially engaged to be married! We picked out a ring a couple of weeks ago, and last night he finally gave it to me (pictures will be posted soon). He was watching sports on TV and I was laying down on the other end of the couch reading a silly vampire book. He got up (I assumed to go to the bathroom) and when he came back he put the ring box on my left shoulder and sat back down on the couch. He can't be serious when he is nervous...he's like Chandler from Friends. He makes jokes when he is uncomfortable. So he went through a series of poorly worded questions like "So you wanna get married" and just plain "You wanna?". I had to make him ask me nicely: "Melissa, will you marry me?". It was funny and cute. Of course i said YES! The big day is July 31, 2009, in the Rexburg Temple. I can't stop smiling! We have sort of been planning ahead, so we have adorable polka-dot dresses for the flower girls. My colors are bright and summery: mostly lime green and yellow, with bright orange and pink accents. I will have my three wonderful sisters as bridesmaids (Tirra is the matron of honor), and also two of my closest friends from college will be there as bridesmaids too. James's friend Brad will be his best man, and his two brothers and two other best friends will be his groomsmen. We are so excited and so happy!

Can we have Spring yet?

Seriously.

My Valentine

Valentine's Day is on Saturday, and James and I have decided not to exchange gifts. I decided not to exchange gifts because we are poor, and James decided not to exchange gifts because of some trumped up idiocy about commercialism and blah blah blah. Sometimes he acts like a cranky old man. Ah....love.

Since the new year began James has been helping me exercise and be more healthy. He has bravely walked the treacherous line between being encouraging and making me feel fat. Occasionally he has to remind me that I ASKED him to help me, and that it was not his idea. And sometimes I remind him that it always helps to tell me I'm beautiful.

A couple of weeks ago I got sick. I had to stay home from work and I was generally miserable. James brought me soup and movies to watch and stayed to take care of me. He kept suggesting that I should take a bath, that it would help make me feel better. I knew it was because I was stinky. He was trying to be nice.

I can honestly say that I am most happy sitting on the couch with James, reading a book while he watches sports. I know that's cheesy, and I'm sure it will wear off eventually, but for now I am enjoying being twitterpated.

Birthday Fun

Well I had a great birthday this year. On the 21st, my mom and sisters surprised me by throwing a Twilight premiere/Birthday party for me. We got all dressed up and had dinner and went to the movie. Tirra made up a quiz for us about the book/movie, and the girls were nice enough to let me win. Some of those questions were tough! Tirra and Mom bought me a pretty blue dish they found in Ouray, CO, and a Twilight movie companion book (it's really neat--I know...i'm a dork). The next Tuesday James surprised me and took me to see the movie again, and he was cute and liked it. The whole way home he was asking me questions about the books. Then on Saturday the 29th, my actual birthday, we had Thanksgiving part 2 at my parent's house, followed by a surprise from James. He bought me a massage at Essence of You Day Spa --- the hoity toity one by WinCo. It was wonderful! Then he took me to see Four Christmases (very cute, I recommend it). He also bought me new sheets, because my old sheets had holes in them. I have a cute boyfriend. Thanks for all the fun!!

TICKETS

I BOUGHT OUR MOVIE TICKETS LAST NIGHT!! I got six, so that's Mom, Tirra, Shelese, Kristy, Blyss & me! YAY!!! November 21st, 7:00. We should probably get there at least a 1/2 hour early so we can get decent seats. HOORAY!!

Fanmail from Fandango

ok - I know the obsession is ridiculous but I don't care and you all have to love me for who I am. So on fandango.com you can sign up to receive an e-mail alert when the tickets you are waiting for go on sale....any guess as to which movie I'm talking about?? TWILIGHT!!!! The neat thing about it is that you can pick which movies you want alerts for, so you're not getting a bunch of e-mail from fandango about movies you don't care to see. I signed up so that when Twilight tickets finally go on sale I can be sure and get tickets for opening night. So those of you who are planning on coming with me need to let me know for sure (again, it's november 21) that you are coming so I can buy your ticket and you can pay me back. I'M SO EXCITED!!